company: Marion Counseling
Jackson, MS
They are a counseling company within the schools they help children who have been traumatized or had death in the family
The report must clearly address each of the following questions:
1. Describe the agency.
• Is it public or private, profit or non-profit?
• How many people does it employ? What educational backgrounds do the employees have?
• How many social workers are employed and at what levels?
2. What services does the agency provide?
• What services do the social workers provide?
• What social work methods are used? (Casework with individuals, families, or groups, group
work or group therapy, administration, research, policy development or advocacy,
community organization, etc.)
• How does this agency serve the needs of children and families?
3. Who are the clients?
• What are the primary needs and/or problems of the clients served?
• What special population groups are served? (Children, families, adults, African Americans,
Hispanics, LBGT community, persons with disabilities, the chemically dependent, etc.)
4. What are the eligibility requirements?
• Are these requirements stated formally or informally?
• Do all eligible clients receive services or was there discrimination? What stigmas or
stereotypes did you observe in this setting?
• How does the agency handle those who are not eligible to receive services?
• Of the eligible clients, how many receive services? Are there similar services offered by
other local or state agencies?
5. What is the mission statement of the agency?
• What are the agency’s objectives? Are these objectives stated formally or informally?
Where?
• Do you think the agency is successful in accomplishing its stated objectives?
• What needs or gaps in service provision did you notice? How could these be addressed? Be
creative.
6. Describe how the agency is managed.
• Does it have a director and/or a Board of Directors?
• When problems arise, how are they solved? Is there a “chain of command” among
employees and supervisors?
• How did the agency become established?
• How is the agency funded?
• Does the agency have special certification to provide services? If so, what kind of
certification process must it go through to keep that certification?
7. What federal and state laws are relevant to this agency? (particularly the Child Abuse
Reporting and Protective Services Laws, the Americans with Disabilities Act and IDEAS Laws,
Laws for Permanency Planning and Family Preservation (foster care and adoption policies),
and welfare policies (including TANF, Medicaid, etc.).
• Are any of these public laws the subject of current political debate? Explain.
• What policies could be developed to better serve this agency and the agency’s clients?
• What problems did you observe in the agency that policies could prevent or address?
• What ethical dilemmas did you encounter? Describe. How were these dilemmas resolved?
8. What did you do as a volunteer at the agency? Discuss in detail.
• Describe a meaningful contact you had with a client without breaking confidentiality.
• Describe your relationship with your supervisor.
• What did you learn about services for children from the agency, clients, or supervisor?
• Would you recommend this agency and supervisor to other volunteering students?
9. What was it like for you to work with children and youth?
• How did you feel before and after the experience? How did the experience change your
feelings about children and youth?
• How did the experience change your attitude about your own development as a child and
about your experience (past, present, or future) as a parent?
• What did you learn about child development?
• Was this a meaningful experience for you? Why or why not? Your answer should reflect
increased self-awareness and growth as a potential social worker.
